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Supreme Court Issues Notice To Union & All States On President's Reference On Timelines For Bills' Assent
The Supreme Court today(July 22) issued notice to the Union Government and all the State Governments on the Presidential Reference made by President Droupadi Murmu concerning the powers of the Governor and the President under Article 200 and 201 of the Constitution, respectively, concerning power to assent on Bills. A Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and...
Registered Will Carries Presumption Of Genuineness; Burden Of Proof On Party Disputing Its Validity : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 21) reiterated that a registered 'Will' carries a presumption of due execution and genuineness, and the burden of proof lies heavily on the party challenging the Will. Holding so, the bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta set aside the Andhra Pradesh High Court's decision judgment that had reduced the Appellant/Lasum Bai's share in...
'Election Commission Has Power To Verify Citizenship' : ECI Tells Supreme Court In Bihar SIR Matter
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has defended its authority to seek proof of citizenship during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, in a counter-affidavit filed before the Supreme Court in the batch of petitions challenging the SIR process.Responding to the petitioner's argument that the ECI was overstepping its jurisdiction by calling upon individuals to...
Jagdeep Dhankhar Resigns As Vice President
Jagdeep Dhakhar tendered his resignation as the Vice President of India to prioritise "health care and abide by medical advice."In a letter to the President, Dhankhar submitted his resignation in terms of Article 67(a) of the Constitution. He expressed his gratitude to the President, the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers.Dhankhar, who was previously a Senior Advocate practising in...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Reject Ex-TN CM O Panneerselvam's Election Petition Against MP Navas Kani's Win In 2024 LS Polls
The Supreme Court today(July 21) dismissed a special leave petition filed by MP K Navas Kani, of the Indian Union Muslim League, challenging the Madras High Court's order dismissing his pleat to reject the petition filed by former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam challenging MP Kani's victory in the June 2024 Lok Sabha polls on grounds of suppression of facts. By an order dated April 21,...
Dharmasthala Burial Case : YouTube Channel Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Order To Delete 'Defamatory' Content Against Temple Family
A special leave petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Bengaluru Court ex-parte interim order which restrained various media houses and YouTube channels from publishing any "defamatory content" against the family running the Sri Manjunathaswamy temple, Dharmasthala(Karnataka) and also the temple in relation to the "Dharmasthala Burial" caseTo recap, the case arises...
'A Cow Is A Cow' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Use Only Indigenous Cow Milk For Worship At Tirumala Temple
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a writ petition seeking a direction to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that the milk used for the worship of Lord Venkatesh at the Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala should be sourced only from indigenous cows.After a bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh expressed disinclination to hear the matter, the counsel...
Maharashtra ATS Tortured Accused, Officers Were Frustrated: Bombay High Court While Acquitting 12 Men From 7/11 Mumbai Train Blasts Case
The Bombay High Court while acquitting all the 12 convicts in the infamous 7/11 Mumbai train blast case, observed that the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) probing the case tortured the accused in the most 'inhuman and barbaric' manner as the officers were 'frustrated' at the relevant time and thus the 'confessional statements' of the accused obtained by the cops, were...
'CBI Has Guts To Not Appear Before Us?' : Supreme Court Questions CBI's Absence In Plea For Probe Against Indiabulls Housing Finance
The Supreme Court today(July 21) passed strong critical oral remarks against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for not entering appearance in a case concerning allegations of serious illegalities, including round-tripping of funds, violations of provisions of the Companies Act, and siphoning of funds committed by the promoters of Indiabulls House Finance Limited (renamed as...
Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Order Restraining Probe Into Alleged Misappropriation Of ₹1243 Crore At Mumbai's Lilavati Trust
The Supreme Court today stayed an ex-parte interim order of the Bombay High Court that had restrained investigation into alleged cheating and misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs. 1243 Crores at the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, which runs Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar issued notice to in a special leave petition filed by...